Nafissatou Mbodj

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Nafissatou Mbodj is the Executive Director at SchoolNet Africa,[1] which she started in 2002. Her work has provided 2 million computers for African students, and resulted in capacity building and significant teaching improvement projects.[2]

Country: Senegal
Email: nafi.mbodj [at] schoolnetafrica.org
LinkedIn:    [Nafissatou Mbodj Nafissatou Mbodj]

She has been a High School Teacher of French and English / General English and ESP at a Technical School for 10 years. Ms. Mbodj is also a Trainee Supervisor at the Teachers ‘ College Methodology School and an ICT World links instructor. She is also the President of ACSU (Association Culturelle Sénégal USA ), and an English teacher at DELC (Dakar English Teacher of ACSU).[3]

Ms. Mbodj was previously the Director of Worldlinks Senegal, which is another NGO working with ICT in Senegal.[4]

Career History

Nafissatou Mbodj is a pioneer with the World Bank Project: World Links for Development , which began in 1997 and used the computer as a tool to improve quality education and knowledge. She has been a Fulbright Teacher in St Louis, Missouri.[5] She was the Connecticut Writing Project Consultant for the class of 2002.[6]

Ms. Mbodj enjoyed thought it was great fun to teach French in the U.S., and especially enjoyed sharing cultures and customs.[7]

Education

She holds a Bachelor and a certificate of Mastery in English from the University of Dakar.

External Links

International Networks for ICT in Education Podcast: Nafissatou Mbodj, Executive Director, Schoolnet Africa

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